The content was interesting, but the assignment was marked harshly and there wasn't enough information or prep for it, and when I asked for specific feedback and tips, I didn't get anything remotely helpful.

This was the very first psychology subject I've ever taken, and I knew absolutely nothing about the content before I joined. Still, I definitely found this subject to be a WAM booster, especially compared to first year biology (an absolute pain!!) and most other science discipline subjects like maths and physics. There were 4 different sections: clinical (stigma and abnormal psych), developmental (cognitive, emotional, social, etc...), social (persuasion, obedience, prejudice, and a bunch of other cool topics), and last as well as least, personality (the Big 5, personality tests, and other completely forgettable concepts). Social psych was an absolute highlight, as the lecturer was fantastic and the content discussed was genuinely so interesting!! Going through the readings didn't even feel like homework because I found myself engrossed in all the fascinating studies and research articles provided. Clinical psych was decent although a bit too specific at times... like I'm not sure why they so heavily emphasised stats such as how 42% of Australians have a lifetime mental condition? I thought it was just a little fun fact to get us started so you could imagine my surprise when it popped up on the practice quiz 😅 I personally found Dev psych boring but it was objectively well-organised and the content was easy enough to digest. Kudos to the lecturer for stating at the start of each lecture what key points she'll cover in the next hour and then signposting when she moved on to the next point! Personality psych though... Not a great look when the lecturer constantly has to try and justify the content as being more than just pseudo-science! This module genuinely had the driest content ever and they expected you to memorise soooo much useless information that hasn't stuck with me post exam like the other modules have. Can't complain too much though because as long as you watch the lectures and revise regularly it's relatively easy to get H1 - personally my only revision was spamming quizlet for like 10 hours 3 days before the exam and I still found it pretty straightforward lol! The assignment was the best organised one I've ever completed, and it's definitely because of how many resources they provided that I managed to achieve a high H1 on it. Compared to bio, where we got virtually no support for our lab report, they practically spoon-feed you the expected structure and content of the lab report for this subject. Overall this subject was very nice to complete as a science student with zero psych background (both interesting AND easy to score well in), and although I probably won't continue with another psych subject because I prefer being in the lab, I'm still really happy I gave MBB2 a go!!

Do not take this subject just because people said that it is a WAM booster, because it is not. I ended up dreading this subject because I was not interested in the content at all (more in the humanities side which is not for me) and my marks reflected that. The report must be taken with caution, as I was taken a significant amount of marks due to formatting and not sticking to the rubric (which was entirely my fault) and I dreaded that report too due to the topic being something I’m not interested in (mental health stigma). However, if you are interested in mental health and how your interaction with people and yourself subjectively affects your psychology, by all means take the subject, if otherwise, don’t.

Wonderful subject that can be taken as a breadth subject or continuing on as part of your psychology major. Would highly recommend!

Got 83/100 without having learnt psychology prior taking this subject but that was only because exam was open book and you could search for keywords in your notes. If it was closed book, would’ve failed with the amount of content you have to memorize.

I found it to be quite surface-level knowledge that many people with a vague interest or familiarity with mental health or psychology would already know. It was fairly chill and most of the lecturers were very engaging. I do agree, however, that it is a good introduction to many of the streams of psychology. I think I spent the least amount of time studying for this subject in comparison to my others. The exam was multiple choice and open book, however be aware that some of the questions referred to very specific case studies.

I really enjoyed this subject - there is a lot of ground to cover within clinical, developmental and personality psychology spaces so you only get a brief look into each topic. It does provide excellent foundational knowledge for the second year subjects, however.

Good subject overall. Since there was tons to cover - I felt like the subject was too broad without enough depth per topic relative to MBB1. Still an enjoyable, great subject though.

Excellent introduction to clinical, developmental, social, and personality psychology! There were many opportunities to engage with the lecturers, a lot of support in writing a lab report, and practical classes helped in preparing for both the lab report and exam. Topics were delivered well by lecturers; it was apparent they passionate about their content and made efforts to explain concepts well. In retrospect, it was more enjoyable and easier than MBB1 although this preference depends on what facets of psychology you’re interested in.

The subject content was quite interesting. The topics were clinical, developmental, social and personality psych. I thought I would enjoy clinical and personality psych, but the content of this two modules were a bit dry comparing to developmental and social psych. I LOVE Chris the coordinator, but I feel like his consultation hour was more interesting than his lecture, probably because he talks in a very slow pace and I had to double speed the lectures lol. Developmental and social psych was really engaging as it involved a lot of social experiments that are very applicable to our lives. Personality psych was a bit conceptual, and I didn't enjoy it as much as I expected. We also had a research method module, which introduces a bit of stats and data analysis for research and that's really useful. I feel like the content wasn't heavy overall, as I was able to cram the content of the last 15 lectures within two or three days and still able to get an H1. The assignment was a lab report, and we were provided with a step by step guide and a super detailed marking criteria. Final was a three-hour multiple choice exam, and I was able to finish it within two hours. I did this subject as an elective, and it didn't take me too much time on it, so would recommend as elective/breadth.